Bus plunge in China kills 25 and injures four

A bus plunged into a valley in southwest China today, killing 25 people and injuring four, Xinhua news agency said.

A bus plunged into a valley in southwest China today, killing 25 people and injuring four, Xinhua news agency said.

The bus carrying 29 people tumbled into a valley more than 100 metres deep in Laodian, a town in the province of Yunnan.

China's roads are the deadliest in the world - traffic crashes killed almost 100,000 people last year, or 270 a day.

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